Striking cyberpunk art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Perfect neon-dripping cyberpunk atmosphere.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
RUINER
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Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Reikon Games2017Twin Stick Shooter · Shooter · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A stylish, fast, short cyberpunk twin-stick shooter with a standout soundtrack and art, held back by clunky controls, repetition and flashing. Skip it if you play on keyboard and mouse or are photosensitive.
Great for
Cyberpunk fans on a controller who want a short, stylish, fast action shooter on deep sale
Main risk
Clunky tilted keyboard/mouse controls and repetitive combat feel shallow, especially at full price
What changed in the last 30 days
44 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite unresponsive controls, hitboxes, repetitive combat and difficulty spikes. No single patch or bug is clearly behind it.
44 recent reviews
What players love
Fast, satisfying, adrenaline-heavy combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Impressive fast-paced, Top-Down Shooter with high adrenaline gameplay”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Soundtrack is definitely the highlight and it nails the atmosphere it's going for.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Cheap on sale and doesn't overstay its welcome
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Ruiner is challenging while respecting your gaming time.”
Steam review · 48.7 h played ↗
Flexible skill tree with free respec
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Unlike othe games, you can always reset your skill tree mid-combat.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Replayability and extra modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Speedrun mode, which is pure gameplay, no cutscenes, no exploration; there's even a built-in timer.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak story and generic characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The dialogue in the cut scenes is bad”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Repetitive combat and same-looking levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this game is VERY repetitive overall, and the combat is not deep or interesting enough to make up for it.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Clunky, tilted keyboard and mouse controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“For some reasons the developers decided that in this game when you press "[b]Up[/b]" on keyboard the character goes "[b]Up-Right diagonal[/b]"”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Flashing, slow-mo and visual noise
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Had to return because the game has an ungodly amount of flashing lights and gives no option to turn them off.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Unfair bosses, hitboxes and difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Dodge doesn't have invulnerability while there are lasers and other streams of attacks which means you get hit.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Crashes, stutter and performance problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Regardless of the settings movement makes it stutter like hell”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB)
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) or equivalent / AMD FX-6350 (6 * 3900) or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB)
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB)
Storage10 GB available space
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